black hickory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut
    Carya tomentosa; white-heart hickory; big-bud hickory; mockernut; mockernut hickory.
  2. noun an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
    pignut; Carya glabra; brown hickory; pignut hickory.
  3. noun North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut
    black walnut; Juglans nigra; black walnut tree.

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